Unit 6

What Does It Mean to Be Canadian?

Activity

Analogies

Word analogies show relationships between words.


One of the most common types of analogies uses antonyms to compare words. Antonyms are words that are opposites.

Here are some examples of analogies using antonyms:

  • Happy is to sad as loud is to quiet. (Happy and sad are antonyms, as are loud and quiet.)
  • Wet is to dry as cowardly is to brave. (Wet and dry are antonyms, as are cowardly and brave.)
  • Open is to close as near is to far. (Open and close are antonyms, as are near and far.)


Video

Video

Watch the short video, Analogy Lesson, about analogies to learn more about what analogies are and how to make an analogy.
When you have finished watching the video, look at this Captain Analogy sheet.




Document: Captain Analogy
Click here to download

Download PDF


  1. Download the document Captain Analogy.
  2. IMPORTANT NOTE: When the download screen opens:
      • Click the "Open with" button.
      • Select "Adobe Reader".
      • Click "OK".
      • You will then be able to view the document Captain Analogy.

  3. Print the document.

  • In the first section of the sheet, you are given five analogies to complete.
  • In the second section, you are given a list of words from the story Captain Canuck and asked to use them to make analogies. You can use the words more than once.
  • In the third section, you are asked what the connection between the words in an analogy is and to explain what an analogy is.

Save

How to save a file:

  1. Scan the document to your computer.
  2. Have the file open and select Save As from the File menu.
  3. Name your Captain Analogy file in this format: jsmith_analogies and save the file to your Documents folder.
Game

Game

If you would like to practice making more analogies, you can play this Analogy Game.
Compare your responses to those in the Key by clicking here.